(of water) slightly salty, as present in river estuaries (指水)略含盐分的;微咸的 ■(of fish or other organisms) living in or requiring such water (指鱼或其他有机体)(离不开)咸水的
派生 brackishness noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete brack 'salty', from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch brac